Mindy

Please please please may this little girl still be alive

Girl Missing 5 Weeks Never Reported Lost; Mother Says Doing Own Search

Mother Refuses To Answer Judge's Question Of Where Daughter Is Located

POSTED: 11:50 pm EDT July 16, 2008
UPDATED: 4:18 pm EDT July 17, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A woman accused of not reporting her daughter missing for five weeks refused to answer a judge's question of where her daughter was in a bizarre missing person case that continues to frustrate investigators.

Casey Anthony, 22, was taken into custody Wednesday after her daughter's grandparents called Orange County sheriff's deputies over concerns about the well-being of Caylee Marie Anthony, 2.

Detectives said when they contacted Anthony it was determined that she apparently never told anyone that Caylee has been missing for more than a month.

Thursday, Orange County Judge John Jordan asked Anthony where her daughter was.

"Mrs. Anthony, the court would say to you, 'Where is Caylee Anthony?' Jordan asked Thursday. "But I can't force you to answer that question but that is the question I leave with you. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir," Anthony said.

Anthony did not say anything else.

"It appears to the court that you care so little for your child that you did not even report her missing until five weeks later," Jordan also said.
Detectives said Anthony said she was doing her own investigation into her daughter's disappearance over the past five weeks, Local 6 reported.
The woman also said she saw movies and reports that if people in similar situations went to police, they had gotten hurt.

Anthony said her daughter was with a baby sitter at the Sawgrass apartments but on June 9, the sitter did not answer the door.

Detectives said they checked with apartment management and learned that no one has lived in the apartment for five months.

Late Wednesday, Caylee's alleged baby sitter was tracked down by detectives and the woman said she has never cared for the missing child.
Investigators also said that Anthony does not work where she initially claimed to be employed.

Officers said she admitted to lying throughout her interrogation.
"It is difficult to sort through what we are being told," Orange County sheriff's Sgt. John Allen said.

Also, detectives said Anthony did not show any emotion over the loss of her child. She did not cry or give any indication she was legitimately worried.
Since investigators cannot get a straight story, they are focusing on finding Caylee.

"I feel the more media exposure we have, the quicker we can bring Caylee home and that is the whole point of all of this -- to bring Caylee home safely," Caylee's grandmother Cindy Anthony said. "I kind of felt hopeless last night but I kind of felt hopeful today."

Anthony was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the case.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.

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Cthru

I have a feeling she's not alive and her mother has everything to do with it.
I pray I am wrong.

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Sirk

That poor little girl. I'll never understand how anyone could hurt a little boo like that.

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ljmahr

How anyone especially if the mother did something... Knowing how much I love my own children, I have always been puzzled about how any parent could hurt their own child.

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Mindy

I agree. And if anyone else IS involved in this little girl's dissapearance, I'd say the "mother" has everything to do with it.

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HappyMomma

I read this yesterday... so sad.

If the mother isn't involved (which I highly doubt), she should still be held accountable for absolute neglect... not reporting her missing??? WTF?

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Dadu2004

Seriously? She's relying on Hollywood to direct her on how to handle her little girl being missing? This woman obviously has issues. I pray to God that little girl is ok and that her mother didn't make matters worse.

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HappyMomma

... she also lied about the babysitter and her employment.

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HappyMomma

Just found an updated story:


ORLANDO, Fla. -- A search for a 2-year-old girl led investigators near the back yard of the house of the toddler, her mother and the child's grandparents Thursday.

Caylee Anthony has brown hair and hazel eyes and stands about 3 feet tall. The girl has been missing for more than a month, but it was only reported Tuesday.

Sources have told WESH 2 News that K9s and crime scene investigators are at the scene digging near the family's home in East Orlando. Neighbors led investigators to the back yard and told them that they recently saw Anthony at the home without her parents.

Investigators also removed a shovel covered with a paper bag from a neighbor's home earlier on Thursday afternoon.


The toddler's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, said she dropped off her daughter with a friend and babysitter on June 9 and hasn't heard from her since. Investigators later deduced that no one had lived in that apartment for almost five months. They also said they spoke with a Zenaida Gonzalez, the alleged babysitter, and she said she has never met Anthony or Caylee and has never baby-sat for anyone. Anthony said she did not report her daughter missing because she wanted to find the child herself to spare her parents the sadness of their grandchild being missing.


Anthony was arrested Wednesday night and has been a focus in the search and investigation in the case. She made a first appearance in court on Thursday on child neglect charges. The arrest was made after authorities said the child's grandmother called deputies to report the toddler missing.


Earlier on Thursday, investigators removed a computer hard drive from the Anthonys around the same time a judge was conducting Anthony's first court appearance. The judge scolded the young mother for her apparent lack of cooperation in the investigators' attempts to find her daughter.


"You left your child with someone who doesn't exist at an apartment you cannot identify. You lied to your parents. It appears you care so little for your child you didn't report her missing until five weeks later," Judge John Jordan said.


"All I want is to put the word out and show her picture as many places as we can," grandmother Cindy Anthony said.


Cindy Anthony said finding the girl is where the focus needs to be. She said Casey Anthony told her she was going to Tampa for a job. She said she talked to the toddler on the phone around July 11.


"As every hour passes, I get a little bit more nervous," she said.


"It's not about my daughter or what part or role she has played in any of this this, if anything. It's about bringing this little girl home," she said.


"At this point, we don't have any information that the child has been spoken to by the grandparents in some time. The child's grandparents have been very cooperative with us. They seem very concerned about their granddaughter. I think more than anybody they would like us to find that child and return the child to them," Sgt. John Allen of the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.


Detectives said Anthony claimed she lost track of the babysitter and her own child.


"The most important step for us at this point is to try to find the missing girl. You know, is she out there with somebody? If so, where is she?" Allen said.


In an arrest report, investigators said Casey Anthony told friends repeatedly that her child was with a nanny. They said Casey Anthony has told them "repetitive lies."


While her 2-year-old is missing, detectives claimed Casey Anthony has "laughed at the situation" and failed to show any outward signs of remorse or concern. That's why they want her held without bond until the child is located.


"She's a 2-year-old child, and nobody knows where she is," Allen said.


The arrest report indicated a friend of the mother contacted authorities and told them he spent the weekend with Casey Anthony in late June, and at that time, according to the friend and the arrest report, the child was with a nanny.


In addition to confiscating Anthony's computer, investigators said they plan to scour Anthony's car for any clues on the child's whereabouts.


Anthony agreed to take detectives to Universal Studios, where she claimed to work, so they could speak to her co-workers, but while leading them to her alleged office, she stopped in the middle of a hallway and admitted to them she lied and no longer worked there.


Investigators said the best-case scenario at this point may be that the mother gave the child away or possibly even sold her. A judge ordered a mental-health evaluation for Casey Anthony on Thursday, and she is being held without bond.


Allen said the child's father has not been located, but many leads have come in.


Several Web sites through MySpace have been set up to help locate Caylee Anthony with phone numbers to call if anyone has information about her whereabouts.


Casey Anthony is being held without bond in a cell by herself and is expected to be transferred into protective custody because of the high-profile nature of the case.

Missing Child Investigation Turns To Mother's Home - Orlando News Story - WESH Orlando

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Cthru

I'm consumed by this story. I've been following it very closely.
I actually had dreams of her all night one night and have not been able to let go since.

I made a slide show I'm spreading around to help spread the word

http://www.tot-talk.com/cayleeanthony4.swf

i also submitted her name/picture/story to Brian from briansdreams.com (he's found many missing people and predicted numerous things.. I know some think it's BS or whatever.. but can't hurt)

He actually did a remote viewing on her.. I don't know what to make of what he said but I sent the info through to the grandmother and let her know.

Caylee Anthony

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